Incident followed reported fainting of easyJet co-pilot on flight into Lisbon
The aircraft with 161 passengers on board hit a bird shortly after take-off yesterday afternoon.
Flight tracking information showed that it aborted its journey to London Gatwick and landed again at Faro at 5.40pm – 44 minutes after taking off.
The Daily Mail has covered the incident, showing the plane’s looping trajectory south of Faro.
The incident is understood to have triggered a ‘red code’ alert at the airport with emergency response vehicles being mobilised although the plane managed to land safely.
